H.B. No. 586 Summary

• Creates a new "Weirdo Cat Lovers of Cleveland" specialty license plate that vehicle owners can apply for through the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

• Applicants must pay a $15 contribution (deposited to the license plate contribution fund) plus a $10 administrative fee for the specialty plates.

• Plate designs must display an appropriate logo and words selected by representatives of the nonprofit organization Weirdo Cat Lovers of Cleveland and approved by the registrar.

• Contributions from the license plates support the organization's mission of assisting pet parents with emergency veterinary bills, providing food and litter assistance to those in economic need, and controlling feral cat populations through trap-neuter-return programs.

• Amends section 4501.21 of the Revised Code to establish procedures for collecting and distributing contributions from all specialty license plates to their designated charitable organizations and causes.